At the Dec. 1 meeting the Dare County Board of Commissioners recorded the following formal actions (motions, seconds and outcomes) during open session.

1) Election of leadership
- Motion/nomination: Bob Woodard for chairman (nomination made during the December required election). Outcome: board raised hands and Woodard was declared chairman (unanimous count). No formal second required per the clerk’s instructions.
- Motion/nomination: Steve House as vice chair (nominated). Outcome: voice/hand vote; motion carried unanimously.

2) Tourism impact grant awards
- Motion: approve tourism impact grant awards as recommended by the tourism board (total $1,790,068.06). Outcome: motion carried unanimous.

3) Budget amendments
- Motion: adopt budget amendments including creation of early college debt budget, transfer of $976,996 for debt service accounting, correction of a $5,000,000 community-development housing appropriation to the disaster recovery storm fund, and restoration for debris removal expenditures. Outcome: motion carried unanimous.

4) Consent agenda and meeting schedule
- Motion: approve 2026 meeting schedule and consent agenda (minutes, tax refund, designated agent form, DWR flood resiliency grant amendment, Early College utility easement, property sale resolution, tax services agreement). Outcome: motion carried unanimous.

5) Board appointments and reappointments
- Motion: appoint Rob Ross to fill an expiring seat on the county board. Outcome: motion carried unanimous.
- Multiple other reappointments and appointments were approved as listed in the meeting packet (unanimous where recorded).

6) Contract amendment
- Motion: approve amendment to DFI contract to clean up obligations tied to housing project work and terminate contingent payment provisions. Outcome: motion carried unanimous.

7) Closed session
- Motion: enter closed session pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. 143-318.11(a)(3) to consult with the county attorney to preserve attorney-client privilege. Outcome: motion carried unanimous; on return the board said it approved the prior closed-session minutes, consulted with counsel and took no public action.

All motions recorded in the meeting were approved unanimously as noted in the transcript. No recorded votes against or abstentions appeared in the meeting minutes available in the transcript.